A Comparison of Psychometric Properties of the Smart Balance Master System and the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke in People Who Have Had Mild Stroke

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 374-380

  Chien, Chi Wen ^a   Hu, Ming Hsia ^a,b   Tang, Pei Fang ^a,b   Sheu, Ching Fan ^c   Hsieh, Ching Lin ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Posture; Psychometrics; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRENCHAY ACTIVITIES INDEX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTURAL ASSESSMENT SCALE FOR STROKE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SMART BALANCE MASTER SYSTEM; STROKE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33847093712     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.11.019     Document Type: Article

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